Blog - Entries for Tip of the Week (9)

Aug 22, 2025

We’re just about to hit fall décor season, and cabbage and kale are seasonal favorites of garden shoppers. However, growers face a couple of pests that attack these crops that could them unsellable. Nick has some....

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Aug 15, 2025

Botrytis Management for Maturing Mums

Technical Services

Nick Flax is digging deep into a disease that’s been reported on garden mum crops recently, which has led to a bunch of calls and messages hitting his phone through the Ball Technical Services “hotline.” ....

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Aug 8, 2025

Root-Zone Management in Outdoor Container Crops

Technical Services

With so many container crops in production this time of year, Dr. Josh Henry wanted to discuss keeping roots heathy when the weather is unpredictable. PROBLEM: Field-grown container crops, including garden mums and fall....

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Aug 1, 2025

A Bump In BLS

Technical Services

This week growers are seeing leaf spots in a few different crops. Here's what to look for, some tips for identification, and various methods of control. PROBLEM: The latest heat wave of the season has kept physiological....

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Jul 18, 2025

Crown Bud Management + Mum Nutrition

Technical Services

We’re circling back on an issue our Technical Services team has covered many times in the past (even earlier this year) because the questions keep coming as temps stay high this summer — crown budding and how to....

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